piggies here we come..

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GTFC197

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Re: piggies here we come..
« Reply #45 on: January 25, 2012, 20:16 »
not collecting meat until tomorrow :(,

Babs went to see butcher yesterday and he said the meat was very good, not too fatty, :) but maybe could have left them for another 2-3 weeks, ??? which would have made them 6 months at slaughter. ;)

Will put pictures on here tomorrow when meat is brought home, if  haven't eaten it all :lol:

sausage, egg and chips for tea ;)

Really pleased with what he said, especially as this is first attempt.

Going for Berkshires again.

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« Reply #46 on: January 26, 2012, 18:23 »
You must have done a good job :D
You're going for Berkshires again and you haven't tasted any yet.
I take it you'd recommend them for a first timer?
It's better to burn out than to fade away !!     ;)

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Re: piggies here we come..
« Reply #47 on: January 26, 2012, 20:39 »
a small sample of meat from our Berkshires.

the butcher loved the marbling in the meat, here is a couple of chops, a shoulder joint & a piece of belly.

Just had sausages for tea, you can really taste the meat.

Forgot to ask for bacon, but will remember next time.
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Re: piggies here we come..
« Reply #48 on: January 26, 2012, 21:27 »
Judd,

The berkshires were our first pigs, they were so easy to raise, not too big, lots of character, lots of fun, I would definitely recommend as a first time pig.

Awesome rooters, cleared everything they could find, even cleared the bramble patch. In some parts of thier run they had dug down to about 2 feet, it now looks like something resembling a bomb site, full of craters, but well fertilized and ready for cultivating to level off then veggies here we come.

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Re: piggies here we come..
« Reply #49 on: January 26, 2012, 22:04 »
Well done, you've done really well - but how could you forget the bacon  :ohmy: :nowink: :wacko:
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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« Reply #50 on: January 26, 2012, 22:07 »
Sounds good good to me and the meat looks great. Give yourself a pat on the back ;)
I've just just finished the door on my pigsty today. I can't wait for the pigs but it'll be a couple of months at least yet!
( A bit slack re: the bacon :tongue2:)

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Re: piggies here we come..
« Reply #51 on: January 26, 2012, 22:14 »
I know, I'm a bad boy :tongue2:,  but I couldn't get time off work to be able to  go to butchers with other half, so left her to arrange cuts :ohmy:

Not her fault, bless her, still love her to bits ;), bacon or no bacon. :lol:

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Re: piggies here we come..
« Reply #52 on: January 08, 2013, 09:26 »
Good luck



 

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